Sarah Palin Came To Mind
This was first published in September 2015
There is a Hungarian church not far from me and the church still has a Hungarian language service on Sundays, besides a service in English. Out on the front lawn of the church property there is a sign the church uses to advertise various things, including the sale of its Chicken Paprikash, which is made right in the kitchen of the church, and which they have about every other month.* Well recently they posted a message in Hungarian. I have no idea what it said, but for some reason, Sarah Palin came to my mind. Hmm, I wonder why? Do you think maybe the republic is in danger because of a church sign in Hungarian?
* It is very good, by the way, and it is currently $10 per dinner.
WORD HISTORY:
Sleeve-The ultimate origin of this is uncertain, but apparently it goes back to some form in Old Germanic, as it has relatives in other Geremanic languages. It is likely related to "slip." The Germanic form gave Old English (Anglo-Saxon) "sliefe/slefe," and the verb form was "slefan," which meant "to slip clothes on." The word then became "sleve," before the modern version. Many of its relatives in the other Germanic languages have died out, but they generally meant "to slip on clothing, to put on clothes," although Dutch still has "sloof" ("apron") and some East Frisian has "sleeuve" ("sleeve").
There is a Hungarian church not far from me and the church still has a Hungarian language service on Sundays, besides a service in English. Out on the front lawn of the church property there is a sign the church uses to advertise various things, including the sale of its Chicken Paprikash, which is made right in the kitchen of the church, and which they have about every other month.* Well recently they posted a message in Hungarian. I have no idea what it said, but for some reason, Sarah Palin came to my mind. Hmm, I wonder why? Do you think maybe the republic is in danger because of a church sign in Hungarian?
* It is very good, by the way, and it is currently $10 per dinner.
WORD HISTORY:
Sleeve-The ultimate origin of this is uncertain, but apparently it goes back to some form in Old Germanic, as it has relatives in other Geremanic languages. It is likely related to "slip." The Germanic form gave Old English (Anglo-Saxon) "sliefe/slefe," and the verb form was "slefan," which meant "to slip clothes on." The word then became "sleve," before the modern version. Many of its relatives in the other Germanic languages have died out, but they generally meant "to slip on clothing, to put on clothes," although Dutch still has "sloof" ("apron") and some East Frisian has "sleeuve" ("sleeve").
Labels: English, etymology, Germanic languages, Hungarian, Sarah Palin
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